A few years ago I had an early morning routine of walking to the nearby convenience store to get a cup of coffee and a newspaper to start my day. One morning, while it was still dark, I saw an unusual sight in the fellowship hall of our church.

Normally, a Coke machine sat in the lobby, next to the outside glass doors. Through another set of glass doors you could enter the fellowship area.

I was surprised to see the Coke machine sitting in the middle of the fellowship hall. However, I quickly concluded that the deacons had moved it for some reason and that they would put it back in due time. Later in the day, I saw that the machine was indeed back in its usual place in the lobby.

A couple of days later, I started off on my early morning walk. Once again it was dark, and once again, I saw the Coke machine sitting out in the fellowship hall! This time I was too curious to pass on by, so I peeked through the glass doors to get a better look. It was only then that I realized that what I had seen was not the Coke machine, but a very vivid reflection. It was so realistic that it had fooled me, not once, but twice!

It occurred to me that this is how we are to reflect the image of Jesus for everyone to see. 2 Corinthians 3:18 says, “And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.”

 I suppose our goal is to get someone to mistake us for Jesus. No, really.